Lamb-blanket.



H. SAYLES.

LAMBYBLANKET.

APPLlcAnoN FILED luLv 2a.. |916.

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ENRY sAYLEs, or MEETEETSE, WYOMING.

LAIVIB-BLANKET.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar.v 6, 191 7.

Application iled July 28, 1916. Serial No.111,844.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY SAYLES, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Meeteetse, in the county of Iark, State of Wyoming, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamb-Blankets, of which the following' is a description, reference being had to the, accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in animal blankets, and

near to the last of the winter as is reasonably safe. Late storms and sudden changes in temperature, from which the lambs born on the range have no protection, cause large losses. Lambing sheds or shelters have been experimented with, but this form of protection, due tov its expense, is prohibitive, and is not practical, due to the fact that the range adjacent to a permanent shed is liable to injury through over stocking.

My lamb blanket is an entirely new and original device to meet the conditions above referred to, and one possessing many features which give it special value.l In this connection it may be stated that the blanket may be readily placed on the lamb. It is held securely in place; it allows the lamb entire freedom of movement, which is of vital importance; it provides warmth and also keeps the'lamb dry during a storm; it

protects the vital` organs sov deli'cate'in theV young lambs which are so susceptible'to serious injury from exposure;v it is of very economical construction and yet so substantial that-it may be used repeatedly ,rit is of special shape to enable the mother to readily claim the lamb.

These and other features of novelty will appear .in the following description and drawings, in which:

Figure l isa` 'View of my device as it will appear applied to a lamb,

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of my improved blanket in the form it will take when applied to 'the lamb.l l y Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blanket opened out, showing its inner surface.

Similar numerals indicate corresponding parts in all the ligures of the drawings.

Referring tothe drawings, l indicates the blanket, which consists of the outer canvas covering 2 and the inner l.lining of soft woolen material 3. Said-outer covering may be ofany suitable material and is designed as a protection against wind and rain and is preferably of waterproof material, while the function of the soft ,woolen lining 3 is to retain the warmth Vof the body and prevent chilling of the vital organs.

Loops or bands of elastic material are secured to the inner face of theblanket, as shown at 4, said bands being preferably secured by stitching, it being noted that both ends of said loops are permanently secured to the blanket and there are no buckles or other metallic parts to injure the animal.

By reference to Figs. 2 and` 3 it will be seen that the blanket is shaped at its forward end in such a manner as to provide a centrally located cut-back portion 5, and forwardly extending outer portions 6. To said `portions 6 are secured tapes 7 said tapes being secured to the outer face of the blanket a distance back from the forward edge of the blanket.

As shown at 8 in Fig. 3, the blanket is slightly shaped to the body of the lamb and is also drawn in at thecent'ral portion of the rear thereof, as at 9, by lapping and stitching orby removing a V of material and bringing the edges together and stitching.

-As above described, my improved blanketv is provided with vcut-backv portions, as shown at 5 and at 9, and'e'xtends forward, as at 6; said peculiar shape being of great importance.

In covering a newly born lamb with material of any kind there is a great liability of destroying the odor of the lamb, said lamb is claimed by its mother.

odor being the only means by which the To overcome this diiiiculty the blanket is shaped as described in a manner so that neither the tail nor the head and neck Will be covered, since it is by the smell of these parts that the lamb is claimed by the ewe and allowed to suck.

Another feature of importance in shaping the blanket as above described is that it not only leaves the required parts uncovered, but it also securely covers the chest of the lamb, as will appear in Fig. 2; the portions 6-6 having the straps or tapes 7 secured thereto may, owing to the position of securing the tapes, be lapped one over the other across the chest of the lamb and thereby adequately protect the most delicate part of the lamb.

Special attention is further called to the elastic bands or loops 4f. lt will be seen that said loops are firmly secured at both ends, as at 10, to the inner surface of the blanket. These loops are slipped over the legs of the lamb when the blanketis applied and hold the same firmly in place, yet allowing perfect freedom of movement. There is danger of dragging down a weak lamb and preventing its getting up if it falls or lies down, but the character and location of the elastic bands remove any such possibility.

The blanket is placed on the lamb by slipping the legs through the elastic bands referred to and then fastening the portions 6-6 of the blanket across the chest of the animal by tying tapes 7 7 together.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. As an article of manufacture, a lamb blanket, comprising an outer water-proof covering and an inner woolen lining, cut back portions in the front and rear edges thereof adapted to expose parts of the animal, and to provide forwardly extending portions on both sides of the cut back portions of the front edge, elastic loops disposed at opposite sides and permanently se cured at both of their ends to the inner surface of the blanket and adapted to be slipped over the legs of the animal, and tapes cured to the blanket a distance back from its front edge and adapted to cause an overlapping of the forwardly extending portions across the chest of the animal.

2. As an article of manufacture, a lamb blanket having tapes attached to its front ends adapted to be secured across' the chest of the animal and four elastic one-piece loops permanently secured at both ends to the blanket and disposed to receive the legs of the animal.

rlhis specification signed and witnessed this twenty-first day of July, A. D. 1916.

HENRY SAYLES. In the presence of- CHAs. J. BELDEN, ROBERT J. MCNALLY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

